Where does “boodschapper” come from?
boodschapper (Dutch) comes from Dutch boodschappen, from Dutch lijst, from Italian lista, from Old High German līsta, from Proto-Germanic līstōn.
boodschapper (Dutch): messenger
Definitions
- messenger
Ancestry of “boodschapper”, step by step
boodschapper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch boodschappen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boodschappen | shopping, groceries |
| 2 | Dutch | lijst | list; picture frame |
| 3 | Italian | lista | list, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of... |
| 4 | Old High German | līsta | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līstōn | — |